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English footballer
Jackie Sherrard
Personal information
Full name Jacqueline Sherrard
Date of birth (1966-06-09) 9 June 1966 (age 58)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Doncaster Belles
International career
1983-1992 England 47 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jackie Sherrard (born 9 June 1966) is a former English international football midfielder who won forty seven caps for England. She spent most of her career at Doncaster Belles where she won the Women's FA Cup five times.

Club career

Sherrard's first triumph in the WFA Cup came in 1983 when Doncaster Belles beat St Helens 3-2 at Sincil Bank. Three successive defeats in finals followed, before success in 1987 with a 2-0 win over St Helens at the City Ground, a match in which Sherrard scored. She scored again at Gresty Road in 1988 against Leasowe Pacific for back to back victories in the competition. Derby County's Baseball Ground was the scene for her fourth WFA Cup victory in 1990 with a 1-0 win over Friends of Fulham. Millwall Lionesses beat Doncaster in 1991 but Sherrard celebrated a fifth and final victory in 1992 at Prenton Park after a 4-0 win against Red Star Southampton.

International career

Sherrard made her debut on 30 October 1983 in a 2-2 draw with Sweden at The Valley. She played for England at Euro 87 which was held in Norway and she also played in the Mundialito final in 1988. In November 2022, Sherrard was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 63rd women's player to be capped by England.

Honors

Doncaster

England

References

  1. Elsey, Brenda; Pugliese, Stanislao G. (March 16, 2017). Football and the Boundaries of History: Critical Studies in Soccer. Springer. ISBN 9781349950065 – via Google Books.
  2. Williams, Jean (January 28, 2022). The History of Women's Football. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 9781526785329 – via Google Books.
  3. "History | Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  4. Slegg Chris, Gregory Patricia (2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. thehistorypress pages 80-103 110-123. ISBN 9780750996594.
  5. "Jackie Sherrard". Womens Football Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
England squad – 1987 European Competition for Women's Football
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